GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test 5

Question : 10 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

In store A there are 10 pairs of pants for every 40 store B has. The price ratio between the pants in store B and the pants in store A is 3:4. If all the pants were sold in both places until the stock ran out, what is the ratio between the total amount stores A earned to the total amount store B earned?

$3: 16$
$2:3$
$1:3$
$3: 4$
$2: 5$

Validate

Solution:

Plug in numbers. Pants in store A cost

\$ 3

and in Store B

\$4

. In Store A they sold 10 pairs so they earned

\$ 40

, in store B they earned

(40 × 3) \$ 120

. The ratio between the money earned is 1 to 3 .

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